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In Reply to: John Deere 318 $$? posted by Roger on Tuesday, November 19, 2002:
ROGER;
I JUST PICKED UP A '85 #318 W/ A 54" HYDRO. PLOW (ANGLES AND RAISES HYDROLICALLY). IT HAS ABOUT 1000 HRS ON IT, FOR $900.00. I'VE ALREADY USED THE PLOW TO LEVEL AND GRADE MY DRIVEWAY (APROX. 6 YARDS OF BLUE STONE), LEVELED SOME LOW SPOTS IN MY YARD, AND FRANKLY, FOR THE FIRST TIME; CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO SNOW. THE ONLY NEG. I'VE FOUND IS THAT THE TRACTOR HAS WAY MORE POWER THAN THE HYDRO. ANGLE PISTON CAN SOMETIMES HANDLE. WHAT I MEAN IS, THAT THIS LITTLE TRACTOR WILL PUSH TO THE POINT OF MAKING THE PLOW ANGLE BY PURE POWER. NOW THE GENTLEMAN AHEAD OF ME SAID TO NOT BOTHER WITH EXTRA ATTACHMENTS, BUT I WOULD STRONGLY RECCOMEND THAT YOU GET A CAT. "0" HITCH FOR IT. THERE STILL AVAILABLE NEW THROUGH JD, BUT THERE ARE LIMITED QTY'S. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF ABOUT $600.00 FROM MY LOCAL DEALER. BUT THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR INSTALL; AND IT IS A JD PRODUCT. JUST FOR REF. I LIVE IN VT. AND GET ABOUT 120" OF SNOW ANNUALLY. ONE MORE THING.....ONLY AFTER BUYING DID I REALIZE WHAT A TRACTOR I GOT! AND IF YOU NEED PARTS, THERE'S PLENTY ON E-BAY. YOU COULD CONCEVIABLE RE-BUILD THE WHOLE TRACTOR FOR ABOUT $800.00. HOPE THIS HELPS. ACTUALLY I SAW ONE THAT JUST CAME INTO MY LOCAL DEALER (HENDY BROS. IN MIDDLEBURY VT.) THAT LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD BE IN 1200.00 RANGE. FYI.